The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has issued a call to the Government, urging it to take further steps in improving state responses to major tragedies.
This past week, The Herald featured a report by One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) which brings attention to how the social security system acts against family reunification.
While we entirely agree with many of the issues and recommendations highlighted in the report, we were dismayed by the framing in the Herald article which over-simplified the relationship between poverty and the difficult, yet vital, decisions about safety and risk that professionals must sometimes make with families.
BASW Chair and CEO write to the Times and the Guardian following the the horrific failings at the Countess of Chester Hospital and the vital role of local multiagency safeguarding.
This webinar organised by the SWU Campaign Fund explores key topics such as part-time work, tackling racial discrimination, neurodiversity, tackling burnout, and supporting people during the menopause.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children, working with the National Children’s Bureau, are presenting this high-profile event on children’s social care reform.
Our focus in this response, on behalf of our members, is on the implications for the social work profession, social workers, and on the potential impact on the children and families served by the profession.